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School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725

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BoardofEducation

Superintendent:PhilQuonBoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOL

DISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

MeravTalmor-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDARFEBRUARY 10, 2011

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2/11-17 2011-2012 OPEN ENROLLMENT & ALTERNATIVE ED. PROGRAMS2/14-18 GREAT SCHOOLS WEEK2/14 VALENTINES DAY PARTIES2/15 8:15 a.m. PRINCIPALS COFFEE - MEET OUR NEW PRINCIPAL, MS. HUCKO2/15 6:30 p.m. CYBER SAFETY - PARENT ED. NIGHT - GLC2/15 6:00 p.m. CUPERTINO MIDDLE SCHOOL - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENT (ONLY) INFORMATION M

2/17 12:00 p.m. YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST DEADLINE (STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5)2/18 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - CRAZY HATS2/21-25 MID-YEAR RECESS - NO SCHOOL3/1 2011-2012 REGISTRATION FOR GRADES 1 - 5 BEGINS3/3 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING3/4 SECOND TRIMESTER ENDS3/8 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING3/14 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS3/16 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING3/18 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - CAREER DAY3/18 REPORT CARDS GO HOME3/19 CEEF GALA3/22 DISCOVERY DAY - ALL KINDERGARTENERS ATTEND 8:00-11:303/22 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING

3/23 6:30 p.m. H.E.A.S.T. PERFORMANCE - GLC3/25 6:30 p.m. GRADE 4 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC3/30 6:30 p.m. FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT (LAST NAMES BEGINNING A-M)3/30 7:30 p.m. FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT (LAST NAMES BEGINNING N-Z)

EVERY TUESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL Students are dismissed at 1:30.PRE-PAY FOR CUSD LUNCHES at PAMS (Parent Account Management System) Lunchroom! You can make payments andview your students account balance online by going to http://www.pamslunchroom.com or by calling 1-888-994-5100.TO EMAIL STAFF:[email protected]: If your child will be absent, please call 252-5414. Ext. 6, by 8:30 a.m. to report the absence.HOMEWORK: Homework may be requested for illness absences of three days or more. Please call the office before 9:00 a.to request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.

Parent Traffic Duty: February 14th - 18th - Parents from Rm. 12
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014

Congratulations to Hilary Kuhn!

During the February 8 CUSD Board Meeting, Ms. Kuhn was awarded the Patricia A. Lamson Grant fReading Literacy. She will use these funds for classroom literacy materials.

Another Successful Book ExchangeThank you to our librarian, Mrudula Gokhale, our PTA President Merav Talmor, and all the parent volunteers who made ourBook Exchange the success it was! We had over200 students participate. More than1,500 books were exchanged!

Visiting Author!Author Tyler Enfield visited our second through fifth graders on Wednesday, February 9. His presentation drew from his awarwinning childrens novel, Wrush: The Secret Worlds of Tabetha Bright (for a ages 7-12). Wrush is the story of Tabetha Brightan eight-year-old girl in a wheelchair who uses creativity to overcome obstacles. With the help of a magic pen, Tabethaescapes the dreary walls of her hospital, writing her way into faraway worlds where adventure, friendship, and incrediblechallenge reveal the inner strength that lies hidden within her. The children enjoyed Mr. Enfields incredible storytelling anddiscussion. If your child would like to purchase a copy of Wrush, the Garden Gate Office will continue to take orders throughFriday, February 11. Checks for $10 may be made payable to Secret Worlds Productions, Ltd.

Valentines DayIf your child would like to exchange Valentines, please be sure she/he brings Valentines for everyonin the class. In addition, due to our district wellness policy and students with allergies, we stronglydiscourage students from including candy with the Valentines. Please make sure any food servedduring the party is nutritious. Also keep in mind that we are getting more andmore students with severe allergies to different types of foods. Thank you to

the Room Parents who have worked alongside the classroom teachers to plan a fun and safecelebration for our students.

Coffee with the PrincipalPlease join me in the GLC from 8:15-8:45 a.m. on Tuesday February 15. Im looking forward to thisopportunity to meet you and share with you some of the upcoming activities at Garden Gate.

A Garden for Garden Gate

Archit, a former Garden Gate student, has chosen Garden Gate for his Eagle Scout Project! He will be making Garden Gatemore beautiful with the addition of a garden. He envisions a quiet place for students to sit and read or reflect. Please join mein thanking him for this wonderful addition to our school. Good luck, Archit!

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PTA CORNER. . .


Dear Gator Families,

On Tuesday we had the Garden Gate Book Exchange. The response was amazing. It wasgreat to see so many children who love to read it is always inspiring to see suchparticipation!I would like to thank the Garden Gate librarian, Mrs. Gokhale and parent volunteer, LavanyaSivakumar for organizing this event. Also, thank you to all the volunteers who helped duringthe Book Exchange.

Coffee with the Principal Ms. HuckoOn Tuesday, February 15th, at 8:15 a.m. in the GLC, we will have coffee with Ms. Hucko - our new principal. Please plan

attend this 30 minute event to meet and greet our new principal.

Parent Ed Night - Online Safety: Real Tips for Real ParentsPlease join us on Tuesday, Feb 15th, at 6:30 p.m. in the GLC for a special Parent Educational Night for online safety. Westill have a few spots available, so please email me as soon as possible if you are interested.

Great Schools Week Feb. 14th -18th

This year CUSD is having additional budget cuts. In response, a group of parents have been working with CEEF (CupertinoEducational Endowment Foundation) to figure out how to preserve our high quality of educational programs throughcommunity-supported funding. The first outcome of this effort is Great Schools Week. This event will be held from Februar14 - February 18. Local businesses will donate a portion of their proceeds to CEEF. CEEF has committed all the funds that

are raised through Great Schools week to go to CUSD to help with the expected shortfall. We will distribute a flyer with morinformation and you can also visit the following link for more details:

http://ceefcares.com/get-involved/events/great-schools-week-2011/

Please plan to participate in this important week.

Sincerely,Merav TalmorGarden Gate PTA President
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CUPERTINO MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTINFORMATION NIGHTThe Cupertino Middle School Parent Information Night fornext years 6th graders will be held Tuesday, February 15 at6:00 p.m. in the gym. The presentation will cover courseselection, homework, expectations, extracurricular activities,and other topics.

Additionally, at 7:00 pm in the multi-use, our PTA will host aninformal gathering so that incoming 6th grade parents cantalk with CMS parents who have already experienced theirstudents transition from elementary to middle school. Ourcounselors will also be available.

Due to facility limitations, this presentation is for parents only.An electronic copy of the presentation and any handouts willbe made available upon request after the February 15meeting.

LUNCH ACCOUNTSIt is very important that students who eat hot lunch have apositive balance in their lunch account. Parents can prepayfor as many lunches as possible so that students do not runout of money. Students are only given one lunch on credit.If a student has used the credit, CUSD policy is that thecafeteria will provide a drink and the cold items, but not anentre. All lunch money must be placed in a blue envelopeand checks should be made out to CUSD NutritionalServices. Envelopes are available in the school office, andcan be returned to your childs teacher or to the office. To

check your students lunch account balance, log on to:www.paypams.com or call 1-888-994-5100. You can alsocontact Mrs. Chen at 408-252-5414 ext. 132 for accountbalance information.

DONT FORGET TO RECYCLEThank you to everyone whocontinues to participate each weekin Garden Gates recycling programby bringing in your recyclable items.All of the proceeds that we receivefor the recycling items go directly

toward Science Camp. Pleaseremember that we can no longertake the plastic milk jugs so pleasediscontinue bringing these items toschool. Your continued help andeffort is appreciated!

REPORTING ABSENCESWhen a student is staying home from school withan illness, please remember that a parent must callinto the school office every day that the student is

absent from school. The 24-hour absencereporting line is (408) 252-5414 ext. 6. Please rememto spell both first and last name and give the roomnumber. When calling in your childs absence pleaseinclude their symptoms:

Nausea or vomiting (must remain at home untifree of symptoms for 24 hours).

Diarrhea (must remain at home until freesymptoms for 24 hours).

Severe headache Continuous coughing or runny nose Evidence of a communicable disease such a

rash, swelling or unusual sore throat A temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) degrees or hi

(must remain at home until he/she has a no98.6 F (37 C) degree temperature for 24 howithout the use of a fever reducer suchTylenol)

Conjunctivitis - pink eye Undiagnosed rash (rashes must be verified

your doctor that they are non-contagious bethe child may return to school; a note is need

INDEPENDENT STUDY CONTRACTSIf you plan to be away from school for a minimum of fischool days and a maximum of ten school days, pleascontact the school office and your childs teacher atleast three weeks ahead of your departure date toarrange for a special Independent Study Contract. Thfollowing guidelines must be followed:

A student must be enrolled for threeconsecutive weeks before an IndependentContract can be initiated.The contract and homework must be returnedthe first day back to school with all the workcompleted, so days missed do not count asunexcused absences.Students who are absent for more than tenconsecutive days will be dropped from theroster of their school. When the student

returns, if space is available at his or herschool, the student will be reinstated with thepresentation of a current PG&E bill. If nospace is available, the student will be assigned toanother school in the district where space isavailable.
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BE A HERO! PROTECT OUR GREAT SCHOOLS!

Get ready to Dine, Shop and Play during Great Schools Week, February 14th through 18thRemember the tremendous success of last year's Community Day? This year will be even better as we expand the event fromne day to a full week. Grab your family, friends and colleagues and show your support for educational excellence. Great Scho

Week spans FIVE DAYS, February 14 - 18!

A portion of sales from over 50 local businesses will be donated to benefit OUR 18,000 students! The list of participabusinesses is growing daily. Keep an eye out for your golden ticket next week! Additional information is available atwww.ceefcares.org/GSW.

There are many ways to participate:

Dine out - Head to lunch with colleagues and friends. Take a break from cooking for the week and enjoy family dinnea favorite restaurant, or a place you've been meaning to try. There's American, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, MexItalian and pizza, lots of pizza.

Spring Training - Gearing up for soccer and baseball? New shoes and equipment are available at Sports Basement

All Star Soccer. Summer Reading - Stock up at Barnes and Noble. To-do Lists - Kids need a haircut? Outgrowing their shoes? Car needs service? How about dry cleaning or a mani-p

for you? Take care of all that! Take the kids out for a great time with classmates. Got swimming and piano? Stop for a short while in between activ

The kids will have a blast helping out their school and hanging out with friends! Special Treat - Let them have dessert too! Stop in for ice cream, yogurt, crepes, baked goods, or drinks.

Great Schools Week is sponsored by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF), a community partner forexcellence in local education.

STAR WRITING TESTStudents in grades 4 and 7 will take the STAR Writing Test on March 1, 2011. The STAR Writing Test addresses writing applictandards for grades 4 and 7. At grade 4, these standards require students to produce one of four types of writing: narrummary, information report, or response to literature. The grade 7 standards require students to produce one of five typ

writing: narrative, persuasive essay, summary, response to literature, or research report. Students at both grade levels read and write a first draft of their essay. First drafts are submitted to the state for scoring. The two-week multiple choice STAR

window begins April 25, 2011.

DISTRICT CALENDAR 2011-2012 (NEXT SCHOOL YEAR)August 15, 16 and 17, 2011 Teacher Work DaysAugust 18, 2011 Students ReturnSeptember 5, 2011 Labor DaySeptember 23, 2011 Staff Learning DayOctober 31, 2011 Staff Learning DayNovember 11, 2011 Veterans DayNovember 21-25 2011 Thanksgiving Recess

December 19-30,2011 Winter RecessJanuary 3, 2012 Students ReturnJanuary 16, 2012 Martin Luther King DayFebruary 20-24, 2012 Mid-Year RecessMarch 19, 2012 Staff Learning DayApril 16-20, 2012 Spring RecessMay 25, 2012 Staff Learning DayMay 28, 2012 Memorial DayJune 12, 2012 Last Day of School
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